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... stretching them flat on the ground , flesh side up , and pegging them down with small wooden pegs ( isikhonkwane ) driven into slits made around the edge of the skin. NATAL NGUNI ... stretched skin. 350 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM.
... stretching them flat on the ground , flesh side up , and pegging them down with small wooden pegs ( isikhonkwane ) driven into slits made around the edge of the skin. NATAL NGUNI ... stretched skin. 350 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM.
Page 351
... stretched and pegged to the ground on either side of a framework consisting of a cross - bar supported by two approximately metre - high forked sticks ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 273 ) , or stretched and tied to stout pegs that raised it ...
... stretched and pegged to the ground on either side of a framework consisting of a cross - bar supported by two approximately metre - high forked sticks ( Fynn [ 1824-61 ] 1950 : 273 ) , or stretched and tied to stout pegs that raised it ...
Page 376
... stretched and softened by weighting and twisting . Practitioners Skin - dressing was done by men . The basic methods of preparing , cutting and sewing skins were known by most men , but the expertise of those especially skilful - for ...
... stretched and softened by weighting and twisting . Practitioners Skin - dressing was done by men . The basic methods of preparing , cutting and sewing skins were known by most men , but the expertise of those especially skilful - for ...
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animals antelope skin assegais baby-slings back-apron beads Bergville Bhaca blankets breast-covering Bryant cattle hide ceremonial occasions chiefs cleaned CLOTHING AND ORNAMENT colour covering decorated Delegorgue 1847 Dennilton Dingane diviners Doke & Vilakazi dressed skin Duggan-Cronin collection eastern Cape fringes Fynn garment goat goatskin Groblersdal hair head-dress headband king King William's Town Krige Kropf Kuper leopard leopard skin loin-coverings Mankaiana Marwick McGregor Museum Mfengu Mpondo NASKO Natal Natal Nguni Nebo nineteenth century Nongoma Northern Transvaal Ndebele oxhide oxtail panels pegged PENIS-SHEATHS recorded rubbed Samuelson 1929 sandals scraped sewing sewn Shaka shape sheepskin skin skin cloaks skin skirts skin-dressing skin-working skins and hides small shield softened Sotho Southern Nguni area strips Swazi Swaziland tails Terms Thembu thongs Transkei Tugela Ferry twisted unsoftened hides waist waistband Warmelo warriors wearing Webb & Wright Weiss Whisks woman wore worn by women wrapped Xhosa Xhosa and Thembu Zimbabwe Zulu